December 24, 2013, 6:21AM

NORAD's Santa operations center opens at 6 a.m. ET on Dec. 24. NORAD says Santa usually starts in the South Pacific and hits New Zealand and Australia before heading to Japan and Asia. Africa and Europe are next, followed by North America and South America. "Santa calls the shots," NORAD says on its website. "We just track him!" Full story »

December 24, 2008, 12:25PM

The Oregonian is currently tracking Santa's progress via the NORAD Santa Tracker. The NORAD tracker is a pretty cool feature that provides live updates on Santa and his sleigh. You can even download the program and track him in Google Earth. Full story »